What does it mean that there are gods three feet above the ground?

Meaning: There is a god three feet above the head. Admonishes people to do things uprightly and openly.

From: Ye Cunren [Qing Dynasty].

Original sentence: There are gods three feet above the head, not afraid of others and afraid of themselves.

There are gods three feet above his head, not afraid of others and afraid of himself" Ye Cunren from the Qing Dynasty, he has been an official for more than 30 years, willing to be indifferent, and does not hesitate. When he left office, his subordinates took advantage of the night to send a farewell gift with a flat boat, and he improvised a poem to refuse the gift: In the middle of the night when the moon and the breeze are clear, the boat is delayed; Grateful for the gentleman's affection, he is not afraid of what people know.

The Chinese have a saying: There is a god on the head three feet high, and each of us has a god above the head. There is another saying: There is a blue sky three feet above the head. People can be deceived, but heaven cannot be deceived.

This is to tell us to constantly examine our hearts and minds, our actions, and to stop evil and do good. Buddhism says that there are two gods in each person, one is called the god of the same name, and the other is the god of the same life.

The god of the same name is male, white, and a good god; The co-born god is a woman, a black god, and a wicked god. Any one of us who has a thought, whether it is good or evil, they will write it down. Therefore, it is better not to have any thoughts in our hearts, so as not to create evil causes.

If you create a bad cause, you have to turn back quickly and don't go on and break the precepts. The Sutra of Amitayus says: The gods remember, and the offender will not be forgiven.

There is a god who keeps a record of what we have made, and if you sin, He will not forgive you. More than six times a month, they go to heaven and hell to check the book of good and evil, and we have to suffer and enjoy according to the good and evil that we have created. I said all this to warn everyone to keep the vows.

Generally speaking, don't do bad things, don't think that no one sees it, three feet above the ground there is God who sees it, and one day there will be retribution.

It means that people are doing bad things

[Above] do not do bad things in life.

The next sentence is that there is a god three feet above the head.

Above: The heart is a little bit of a ghost.

The next sentence is that there is a god three feet above the head.

In ancient times, there was a Qing official named Ye Cunren, and when he retired in old age, his subordinates gave him a leaf boat to express his praise for his administrative integrity and respect for his character. However, Ye Cunren rejected the kindness of his subordinates, and "not afraid of others and afraid of oneself" was the reason for his refusal.

The real gods are not in the place where the head is three feet up, but in the hearts of you and me, we must be upright and upright in dealing with people, so that we can be upright and not afraid of shadows. The reason why people are human beings is because we know how to control our desires and can abide by the rules of our hearts, which are the basic principles of human beings.

Therefore, even after thousands of years, modern people have long stopped believing in the wheel of ghosts and gods, but they still take this sentence as their own warning words, and always remind themselves to be upright.

The connotation of having a god in the head is:

The connotation expressed by the saying "there is a god in the head three feet" is that if human beings do bad things against their conscience, even if they can escape the punishment of laws or rules, they will not be able to escape the constraints of the gods.

Anyone who does something bad will be punished, which is basically the same as the Buddhist theory of cause and effect. Because the ancients believed in the gods very much, once they encountered unsatisfactory things in their lives, they would go to the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha.

According to the rules of the ancients to worship Buddha or gods, the gods would generally be three feet above the offering table, and as long as they prayed sincerely and worshiped the gods, they would manifest their spirits. Later, it was often extended to persuade people not to do bad things, because the gods are everywhere.

Later, there was "three feet above the head, there is a blue sky." The saying that people can be bullied, but the heavens cannot be bullied" actually expresses the meaning of exhorting the world that everything you do will be seen by the gods above the blue sky, so you must not do bad or evil things, and only Kidd can avoid being punished by the gods by doing good.

There is a god in the head, and the next sentence is not afraid of others, and he is afraid of himself.

What they are connected together means that if you do something bad, even if others don't find out, there are still "gods" on your head who can see it, and if you don't even have any fear of this, aren't you afraid that your conscience will not be able to pass?

The ancients often said: "There are gods three feet above the head", which means to warn arrogant people that they are clear about what they do, and that they must not be too arrogant or think that no one can control themselves. Whether it is good or bad, the gods have an account in their hearts, and those who do many unrighteous deeds will be punished by heaven.

In fact, there is a next sentence of this saying, but not many people know it.

About the allusion of "not afraid of others and afraid of oneself".

Ye Cunren of the Qing Dynasty was an honest and honest official, and he had been a local official for more than 30 years. When Ye Cunren left office, his colleagues came to send ships to see him off, but they didn't let him leave until midnight.

Under careful questioning, it turned out that the colleagues wanted to give Ye Cunren a gift, and in order to prevent others from finding out, they planned to send it over in the dark. Ye Cunren heard about this and wrote, "When the moon is white and the wind is clear in the middle of the night, the boat is late. Grateful for the gentleman's affection, he is not afraid of others and fears of himself".

"There is a god three feet above the head" is a common saying, the Chinese believe that "there is a god three feet above the head", there is a god three feet above the head, this god is the will of everyone, it is the practical consciousness of everyone that people count on and value, and it can guide people.

Meaning: It means that no matter where you do anything, the gods three feet above your head will see clearly, so no one should think that no one is doing bad things because no one is around. It means to persuade the good to be disciplined.

In costume film and television dramas, "there is a god with three feet above your head" is a line that is often mentioned. If we analyze it from the surface meaning, it means that no matter what you do, the "gods" in the sky will see it clearly. This requires people to restrain their personal behavior and do more good deeds in order to benefit others and themselves.

Raising one's head three feet means that there are gods in the sky watching over oneself.

Because of the belief in gods, ancient people would go to the corresponding temple to worship if they encountered something unsatisfactory. The original meaning is that the gods are watching you from three feet above the offering table, and if you pray sincerely, the gods will appear to help you. Later, an extended meaning appeared, which means that no matter where you do anything, the gods three feet above your head will see clearly, which means to persuade the good to be disciplined.